Hyolitha - Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae
Full reference: A. M. Mambetov. 1972. A new Lower Cambrian hyolithid genus from Mally Karatau (Northwestern Tien Shan). Paleontological Journal 6(2):268-269
Belongs to Microcornus according to T. Wotte 2006
See also Mambetov 1972
Sister taxa: Microcornus egregius, Microcornus elongatus, Microcornus eximius, Microcornus petilus, Microcornus pinyuis, Microcornus simus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mally Karatau Range, Uchbas River [Shabakta Suite], which is in an Atdabanian marine dolomite in the Shabakty Formation of Kazakhstan
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections), Kazakhstan (4), Kyrgyzstan (2), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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